Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Iowa Falls Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126
Friday, July 31, 2009 13:54 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The Cessna pilot stated that he announced his position on the approach to the airport starting about 11 miles out and continuing until he was on final approach. While on final, he noticed a Swift airplane holding on the taxiway for runway 31. He said that he heard a radio transmission that stated, “There are two airplanes landing.” He said that he immediately heard and felt a bang. He reported, “My aircraft turned sideways some and came on down to the runway.” The pilot of the other aircraft, a Mooney, stated that he announced his position on the approach to the airport while entering the downwind for runway 31. He said, “The only traffic observed was an airplane holding at taxiway intersection.” He said that he was ready to reduce power to land when his left wing rose violently. He stated that he lost consciousness, woke up thinking of fire, turned off switches, and became unconscious again before waking up in the emergency room. He reported that the purpose of the flight was to get the airplane to the airport for its annual inspection. An examination of the Mooney showed collision witness marks on its upper surfaces indicative of the Cessna impacting from above. An examination of the Cessna showed collision witness marks on its lower surfaces. 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.113 states, in part, "When two or more aircraft are approaching an airport for the purpose of landing, the aircraft at the lower altitude has the right-of-way but it shall not take advantage of this rule to cut in front of another which is on final approach to land or to overtake that aircraft."
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Both pilots' failure to execute adequate visual lookout, resulting in the two airplanes colliding over the runway.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/31/2009 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1354 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Iowa Falls |
| Event State | IOWA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 50126 |
| Event Date Year | 2009 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 422814N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0931611W |
| Event Location Airport | Iowa Falls Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | IFA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0.5 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1137 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1355 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 130 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | IFA |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1137 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4300 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 23 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 13 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 239 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 7 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.99 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Minor |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 2 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 26721 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-Des Moines FSDO |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 20 2010 12:36PM |
| User who most recently changed record | lema |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
|
| Aircraft Registration Number | N989TP | N3206F |
| NTSB Number | CEN09LA491A | CEN09LA491B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA | MOONEY |
| Aircraft Model | 182J | M20C |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18257006 | 680001 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2800 | 2575 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 1 2009 12:00AM | Mar 24 2006 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 4878 | 3850 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | C91-A | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DAVID L KALWISHKY and MARC W BROER | PROSSER PHILLIP R |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | DES MOINES | ELDORA |
| Aircraft Owner State | IA | IA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 50317-4030 | 50627-2235 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Name | DAVID L KALWISHKY and MARC W BROER | PROSSER PHILLIP R |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | DES MOINES | ELDORA |
| Operator State | IA | IA |
| Operator Country | USA | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 50317-4030 | 50627-2235 |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
| Departure Airport Code | Y48 | 6C0 |
| Departure City | Belmond | Eldora |
| Departure State | IA | IA |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1340 | 1350 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | IFA | IFA |
| Destination City | Iowa Falls | Iowa Falls |
| Destination State | IA | IA |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 6 2010 3:44PM | Sep 2 2009 11:35AM |
| User who most recently changed record | broda | male |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 31 | 31 |
| Runway Length | 4001 | 4001 |
| Runway Width | 75 | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |